Please update your bookmarks and links. Djnoti.blogspot.com will be my main site henceforward, and I'll be gradually releasing the entire Collected Mashups series there. Volume One: MashAnthology (deluxe edition) is already available.
This is the complete collection of DJ not-I blends/mash-ups/bootleg remixes produced in 2004-2006, finally compiled as a double album.
Featuring novel fusions, lots of attitude, D.I.Y. production values and boundless naive enthusiasm, MashAnthology epitomizes my early approach to mixing and mashing as well as my unique take on hip-hop.
The term "anthology", usually reserved for compilations of works by various authors, was consciously chosen to reflect the nature of mash-up making. A couple of tracks have been remastered for the album, but most of them have been preserved in all their (occasionally ragged) glory.
Since 2006, I've branched out to mix and mash a number of genres beyond hip-hop (most notably on the recent Shinobi EP), and my production values have undoubtedly improved. But I'm still quite proud of this "early work". Always aiming at timelessness and "sayin' something", rather than the latest pop fad, I've also been pleased and surprised to see some of these tunes become quite popular indeed.
I hope you enjoy this collection. And stay tuned as this blog expands to the present with more tunes, compilations and goodies. Thank you for your support.
Love, ~I
Downloads (.zip files include complete album and singles art):
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MashAnthology (collected bootleg remixes: 2004-2006)
Disc One 1. Honshirabe Waltz (Kohachiro Miyata vs. Max Roach) 2. Heart-Shaped Sky (Blackalicious vs. Nirvana) 3. Feel All Apologies (Blackalicious vs. Nirvana) 4. Shimmember Me (Ol Dirty Bastard vs. Blue Boy) 5. Pollution 500 (Ghostface Killah feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna vs. FunDaMental) 6. Chess Without Sobriety (Wu-Tang Clan & Eminem vs. Tanita Tikaram) 7. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (Goodie Mob vs. Peter Gabriel) + 8. Times 2005 - Katrina Aftermath (Ray Nagin & Reporters Gone Wild vs. Pr*nce) + 9. WMD - Soldiers' Memorial (The Perceptionists vs. Eminem vs. Martika) 10. Download Planet (Sway vs. Leftfield) 11. I'm Jux Twisted (Lyrics Born vs. System of a Down vs. KoRn feat. Dave Grohl) * 12. If I Hail (Dead Prez & Tupac vs. Cedric Im Brooks & The Light of Saba) * 13. Temptation in the Bathroom (Swollen Members & Perverted Monks vs. The Beat)
Disc Two 14. G'z Up Funk (Tony Touch & Doo Wop vs. The Meters) 15. Touch It Cigrik (Busta Rhymes vs. Mogollar) 16. Early Journey (M-1 & Sticman vs. Squarepusher) 17. Fucked Up, Right Now (KRS-One vs. Fatboy Slim) 18. Spin Dis 1 Ting Round (Dynamite MC & The Nextmen vs. Amerie vs. Missy) * 19. Can I Engel Like That (Pharrell & Gwen Stefani vs. Rammstein) 20. Where Eagles Have Been Lost (Cool Calm Pete vs. Wolfmother) 21. Think Freedom (Paris & Dead Prez vs. Aretha Franklin) 22. Axel F Plays Dumb (Esoteric vs. Harold Faltermeyer) 23. In The Ghetto Tonight (Eric B. & Rakim vs. Phil Collins) 24. Never Call You Bitch Again - Evolution (Tupac vs. Cinematic Orchestra) 25. Old School, Close & Slow (Tupac vs. Pr*nce) 26. Freak Affection (Missy Elliott vs. Joan Armatrading) +
+ previously unreleased, * remastered, Produced by DJ not-I @ Mexikotrax Vienna, Austria, 2004-2006, Additional Production, 2008 Photos & cover art by klaudiagottwald.com For promotional use only!
This is the B-side of the Tupac Shakur Memorial Two-Pack and it blends 2Pac's "Old School" with Pr*nce's classic "Close and Slow" featuring several old school samples, especially Eric B. & Rakim's "I Ain't No Joke".
The A-side of the Tupac Shakur Memorial Two-Pack, this track mashes 2Pac's "Never Call You Bitch Again" with the retro-seminal sounds of Cinematic Orchestra's "Evolution" featuring Fontella Bass.
Eso meets Axel F in some sample-laden stupid silly dumb fun!
Blends: 7L & Esoteric "Play Dumb" (acapella) Harold Faltermeyer "Axel F" numerous spoken samples including: George W. Bush, Judge Judy, Keanu Reeves, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and many more.
The first of two tracks created for the GYBO T In The Park Challenge 2006, this one blends the vocals of Pharrell's "Can I Have It Like That" featuring Gwen Stefani with a D.I.Y. instrumental of Rammstein's goth/rock/nu-metal classic "Engel" to form a rock/hip-hop monster inspired by the rhythm of the original backing. Also includes vocal snippets of Pharrell's "Angel".
The Nextmen: Spin It Round feat. Dynamite MC (acapella & instrumental) Missy Elliott: Pass That Dutch (acapella) Amerie: One Thing (Phoreyz rerub & instrumental) Cheech & Chong: Up In Smoke DVD
Made for the GYBO Fatboy Slim Challenge, this track combines KRS One's edifying "F*cked Up" with the decelerated beats of Fatboy Slim's "Right Here, Right Now" with an additional verse from the Lyrics Born "Pack Up" remix and beats courtesy of Mark the 45 King.
Another experiment, this one blends the conscious hardcore hip-hop of the two members of Dead Prez with the rave pastiche of eclectic electronic "drill'n'bass" mastermind Squarepusher.
Featuring the voices of local feathered friends, the vinyl's scratchy, the sound is ghetto, but I liked this enough to dedicate it to DJ Earlybird.
This mixes the Puerto Rican flavored hip-hop of Tony Touch and Doo Wop with the classic old-school funk of The Meters.
Deceptively straight-forward and natural-sounding, it took some chopping and moving to get the raps to flow with the liquid groove of the backing.
Featured on Mashuptown.com, this little ditty has gotten a lot of love in the past couple years.
Been groovin' on DJ not-I recently and had to give him some love today. Check out Tony Touch feat Doo Wop vs. G'z Up (acappella) and The Meters - Funky Miracle. Simple funky A+B Hip Hop pleasure. Keep it real. - mashuptown
A return to the world beat vibes of Pollution 500, this was also an experiment in sound.
I took the rap from Busta's hit "Touch It" and mixed with some heavy old-school world funk courtesy of Mogollar, a still-active psychedelic, funk/rock/jazz/world band from Turkey.
While the main loops are sampled from the song "Cigrik" (see the cover for proper Turkish spelling), I sampled and manipulated loops from several other songs off Mogallar's Anadolu Pop album to get the additional sub-bass and percussion effects.
I'm very happy to report that this tune has been spun on Turkish radio.
This mellow mix was made to chill out after the raucous fun of i'M juX tWiSteD.
It blends the conscious and encouraging lyrics of Dead Prez's "If I Fail" with the soothing spirituality of Cedric Im Brooks' reggae-flavored cover of Horace Silver's jazz standard "Song for my Father".
Realizing this needed something special, and taking a cue from DP's shout-outs, i also added a verse from Tupac's "Hail Mary" and dubbed it up with some spacey delay, turning this mix into the first of my Tupac tributes.
This was my first full-on electronic mash-up and blends the smart grime/hip-hop stylings of UK rapper and producer Sway with the fat hammering dance of Leftfield's classic "Phat Planet".
Figuring this one might deserve a bump and a bit more shine, especially in light of the lyrics (more relevant than ever), and Sway offering his new mixtape as a free download, i've slapped together a little video for Youtube.
The Perceptionists' lyrics take the perspective of two soldiers in Iraq, while "Like Toy Soldiers" liberally samples Martika's tune of nearly the same name. For this mix, i also sampled statements by George W. Bush and Donald Rumsfeld as well as a recording of a live firefight in Iraq.
A bit on the 'controversial' side at the time, this tune did receive some blogging and radio airplay.
This one mixes the hard-core hip-hop of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan with some of the more goofballish stylings of Eminem with a dark 80s classic by Tanita Tikaram.
This received a mention on the personal blog of The Observer's chief leader writer. According to bastard-pop DJ Micky Maaaas, this one is quite popular in Germany, and still continues to get some worldwide shine.
Here's a little video i recently put together to accompany this track:
"Pollution 500" represents a genre of blends/mash-ups/remixes that i would often (and continue to) return to, and i dare say it sets much of my work apart from the typical pop vs. pop A+Bs characteristic of much of the current mash-up 'scene'.
It was never my intention to be 'popular'. I simply mix together music i love to form new tracks i want to hear. If that happens to strike a chord with heads like Ankai or BristleKRS, so much the better!
